U.S. Route 131 Business (Manton, Michigan)
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| Location: | Constantine |
| Length: | 3.656 mi (5.884 km) |
| Existed: | October 30, 2013–present |
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| Location: | Three Rivers |
| Length: | 2.982 mi (4.799 km) |
| Existed: | 1953–present |
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| Location: | Kalamazoo |
| Length: | 9.999 mi (16.092 km) |
| Existed: | 1964–present |
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| Location: | Grand Rapids |
| Length: | 14.253 mi (22.938 km) |
| Existed: | 1945–1953 |
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| Location: | Grand Rapids |
| Length: | 2.419 mi (3.893 km) |
| Existed: | 1953–present |
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| Location: | Big Rapids |
| Length: | 6.860 mi (11.040 km) |
| Existed: | 1983–present |
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| Location: | Cadillac |
| Length: | 5.597 mi (9.007 km) |
| Existed: | 2001–present |
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| Location: | Manton, Michigan |
| Length: | 5.667 mi (9.120 km) |
| Existed: | 2003–present |
There are six business routes of US Highway 131 in the state of Michigan, and previously there was one bypass route. All of the business routes are former sections of US Highway 131 (US 131). These former sections of the mainline highway, along with the necessary connecting roads, allow traffic to access the downtowns business districts of cities bypassed by sections of US 131 built since the 1950s. The extant business loops connect to Constantine, Three Rivers, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, and Manton. The former bypass route in Grand Rapids allowed traffic to bypass that city's downtown at a time when US 131 still ran through the heart of the city.
Business US Highway 131 (Bus. US 131) is a business loop running through downtown Constantine. It starts south of the village in Constantine Township near some farm fields and runs northward. The highway passes a mobile home park and a couple of businesses before veering northwesterly on Washington Street through a residential neighborhood on the south side of Constantine. Bus. US 131 crosses the St. Joseph River and then turns northeasterly on Broad Street. The loop runs parallel to the banks of the river as the highway exits the northern side of the village. Bus. US 131 ends in Constantine Township where it intersects the northern end of the Constantine Bypass.
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